balch (1295)
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  FEW:  *balko *15/1,35b Gdf:  balc 1,560c / bauche1 1,602c GdfC:  bau 8,307b TL: bauc 1,884 / bauche 1,885 DEAF:  bauc  DMF:  bau  / bauche  TLF:  bau  OED:  balk n.1  MED:  balk(e n.  DMLBS:  balcus 177a
belch  

The name may also be related to an unrecorded Middle English *belche 'stomach; pride, arrogance' or *balche derived from Old English bælcan ‘to shout’(see Family Names Balch).

s.

1 build.name wooden board, plank, beam (used as a surname): 
( 1295 )  William le Belch  Balch
( 1332 )  Richard le Balch  Balch
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